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    Full Width-Front leaf conversion-rear 1/4 elliptical-302 swap-Choptop- Scott Colba

    You read correctly!! How do i have the time you ask? Well...because i just lost my drivers license. So i decided to put the 4 wheelin on hold for the year that i can't drive, and do nothing but build. :hammer: So far i have aquired (or am in the process of aquiring) most of the parts i need...
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    Illinois!! Hank's 4x4 Jamboree

    I just got the flyer in the mail today...so its that time again!! Date: August 18-19 Location: Tri-County Fairgrounds in Mendota, IL Events: Saturday Registration 10am - 1pm - Truck Dirt Drags... 1:00 pm - Quad Runner Dirt Drags... Following Trucks - Show N' Shine Cruise... 3:00 pm...
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    need an axle??

    Dead Link Removed check it out...though it still has drums for brakes..... there is also this one.....and the pumpkin is on the correct side too!! Dead Link Removed
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    Illinois People: Look here

    Today I was on my way out to the local landfill and there was a junkyard along the way....what i saw was a nearly complete explorer sport (91-94) sitting there. Now, i don't know if there was any eninge in it or what all had been taken, but if any of you guys are interested in purchasing a...
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    Proof that mud is fun!!!

    Even Kampy's truck is happy in the mud!!!!
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    Got my Swampers!!

    Huray!!! my tires came in today!! I went to bed at about 5:30 this morning, and woke up to a phone call from the shipping company at about 8:00 or so....groggy.."hello?" "my tires are gonna be here today?!" Suddenly awake..."WOOO HOOOO!!!" and i haven't been back to be since! hehe.. for...
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    My Swap is done!!!

    *doin the happy dance* *doin the happy dance* Well, after MANY weeks of me going,"well..how im I gonna do this?" and after 2 weeks of Kampy and his friend ACTUALLY doing it, ITS DONE!!! hehe Here are a few pics of it, and technical questions can be asked, i think i may know the answers..but...
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    The Quest for the 5.0 HO

    The Quest for the 5.0 High Output There is a young man, by the name of Pete (username RFR2212) that has high hopes of doing a 302 swap into his explorer. Now, being in college has an adverse effect on his cash flow, and like most people, he doesn't want to spend zillions of dollars on a...
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    I know..i know...there are a bunch of topics....but im getting 6-8 MPG!!! HELP!!

    Like i said..i know that there are a bunch of these topics out there, but i can't seem to find the right stuff that i need to do in them. Heres the scoop. 6-8 mpg, anywhere i go....highway, in town, blah blah blah. the only thing i have really seen to change is the o2 sensor. What else...
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    Axle Swap Decesions.......

    Alright, heres my story. On saturday I am picking up a Dana 44 for a solid swap, AND Im getting a great deal on it. The dude who i am buying it from also has loads of Dana 60 rear axles. He is selling those for cheap also, and i am thinking of picking up one of those also. My problem is...
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    my starter doesn't like cold weather......

    Aight....heres the scoop. Ever since my last trip to attica, and this....... the starter is wierd....whenever it gets below about 20 degrees, it won't start. It just clicks once. Then, on warmer days, or after it sits in the sun for a while, she fires right up! though it sounds wierd...
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    GVW Differences?

    Ok...i just made arangements to buy a dana 44 and a dana 60 for next to nothing!!! ROCK!!!!! so by installin one, or both of these, i will basically raising my GVW, right? so in turn leagally increasing how much i can lift it? or does that have to do with how much my springs can take too...
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    Revolver type shackles

    Ok...the reason of this post is to get the initial reaction for the production of this product. I am working with a company that currently produces them, but not for our vehicle. So he had asked me a question about the numbers that would be interested. The difference in these and revolvers...
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    Riffman's before and after

    I can't seem to find any pics of before my 2" body lift. and im sure you all know how they look....so this is a 2" body lift w\ 31x10.50's.... Dead Link Removed now here are some action shots of the 5.5" superlift up front, a custom SOA in the rear, and 35" Dunlop Mud Rovers...
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    What is a PTO winch?

    I saw this on ebay when i was looking for a winch. What is a PTO winch? Is that the winch that actuall attaches to some transfercases? or is it somthing completely different? any way of hooking one up to my exploder? thanx in advance!!
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    New lift....Rocking back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and....

    ....ugh....im getting sick...... ok...just got the 5.5" superlift on, aligned, and everything. i did a custom soa in the back, and i also don't have any sway bars hooked up. my problem is, once i get above 35 mph or so, somtimes it starts rocking back and forth....to stop it, i have to...
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    Interco's newest tire!!!!!

    Its called the TRXUS M/T. basically it looks like it has been designed to compete with the BF Goodrich Mud Terrain. Heres the info from interco's website... Dead Link Removed I like em! What do you all think?
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    Lift Laws?

    I was just talking to my fabricator, and he told me that my truck (being in Illinois) was illegal because i am combining a suspension and a body lift. Is this true? Are there any resources out there that i can see to tell me this, or tell me otherwise? any help would be great!! thanx...
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    Traction Bars?

    I just did a custom SOA conversion, and I had a problem with the welds. they broke off when i hit the gas pretty good. my fabricator suggested that i get traction bars, or ladder bars. will this hurt articulation? does anybody make them for the explorer? i checked with jamed duff, and the...
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    the mystery wire?

    ok....i just did a custom soa conversion on my truck, and there are some wires that seem like they go right to the pumpkin. what are those? they actually broke when my axle turned....(long story)....so what are they for? does that have anything to do with why my anti lock brake light is on...
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    camber aids?

    camber aids? what the heck are these? when i took my truck to get alligned a while ago, they said that i needed camber aids to align it properly, because of my lift. I have a frickin body lift!!!! this doesn't even effect the suspension!! was this guy trying to pull one over on me or what...
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    anti lock brakes and turn signals

    ok...heres the scoop....i just was jet skiing on lake michigan this weekend, and when i was getting the jet skis out, i noticed that my rear anti-lock brake light was on. what does this mean? goo? another thing that i noticed is, now my turn signals don't work. now i figured a few...
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    28 or 31 spline?

    Ok.....i have searched the forum to the answer, but i can't seem to find a difinitave answer!! does my 8.8" (from a 92 explorer XLT) have a 28 or a 31 spline?!?!?! when i look in some places, i think its a 28...when i look other places, i think its a 31.....grrrrrrrr..... :banghead: .....can...
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    Kind of before and after....pseudo mud runner

    This is kind of a before and after from a Jamboree that was this weekend. I ran in the mud bog competition, so I figured I needed a little more aggressive meats than just my 31x10.50 BFG's. So heres the pic with my 2" body lift and the BFG AT's Moab edition. Dead Link Removed This is the...
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    Attack on Attica II

    (JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, this is an edit on the original message....we pushed back the run to OCTOBER 14TH and 15TH!!!! go to the last 2 or 3 pages of this thread to get a feel for where we are at now, as well as a list of the people who are going, and the people who still might. If you want to...
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